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Mrs. Romney gave a warm, emotional speech laced with pathos and first-person observations on the Republican nominee. It was like cotton candy at a county fair - warm, airy, and very sweet.

As far as speeches go, it was a home run for Ann, but didn't quite set the table for Mitt. If anything, her speech - and Chris Christie's - set the bar very high for Romney, because in neither her speech (which was expected) nor Christie's speech (which was unexpected) did they talk about anything specific that Romney will do. The leadership theme only goes so far, because in the end, Americans want to trust and like their leader - which is a deficit that Romney still has the day after his wife's speech. He's a good husband - he should be, after witnessing Ann last night. But in omitting the word "Bain" from her "small company" description she also omitted anything about how he makes decision, how he cares about employees he works with or of the companies he owned. These omissions - which go to the heart of the charge of "heartless" about Romney - still resonate, and will resonate, unless Romney himself dispels it Thursday night.

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